In the 2012 South Metro Wrestling Tournament in Georgia, Demetrius de Moors faced an opponent that caused him to ask the question, “If I could only wrestle one time, only experience this one time, how would I want it to be?”
This radical approach produced this amazing result.
What is clear is that winning the match was subservient to a greater goal for Demetrius. I would suggest that goal reflected what redeemed competition is supposed to look like – striving together to more fully express the image of God in
all of us.
Interestingly, this competition didn’t just impact those competing, as the video illustrates. Even one of Demetrius’ teammates comments afterwards, “He (Demetrius) brought something out of me. He made me want to be a better person.”
Now that is
redeemed competition.